UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2012

 

CASABLANCA MINING LTD.

(Name of small business issuer specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		000-53558		80-0214005
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)				Identification No.)

 

9880 Magnolia Ave. Suite 176

Santee, CA 92071

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

619-717-8047

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

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ITEM 5.02     DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

 

On June 7, 2012, Casablanca Mining Ltd. (the “Company”) accepted the resignations of Zirk Engelbrecht, as President and director. Mr. Engelbrecht had no disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. Also on June 7, 2011 Thomas Ronk was named President of the Company and Robert Dickey was elected as a director to fill the vacancies created by Mr. Englbrecht’s departure.

 

Mr. Ronk is a current director of the Company and is the brother in law of our Chief Executive Officer and director, Juan Carlos Camus Villegas. Mr. Ronk will serve on an at-will basis, his starting salary has not yet been determined.

 

Mr. Dickey, age 66, is a lifelong entrepreneur having worked in family businesses while growing up and in later life working with his own family. He has owned construction and marketing companies. His family currently owns a portfolio of rental properties. They also are involved in the demolition and scrap business. For the past several years, Mr. Dickey and his family have owned companies that have bought and sold oil/gas leases in Ohio’s Utica Shale. He has been an investor in Ohio’s oil/gas industry for 30 years. Mr. Dickey graduated from MT. Union College in 1968 with a B.A. in Education. In 1971 he received his MS. in Education from Youngstown State University, and did extensive post Masters work at several Ohio Universities. From 1968-1998 Mr. Dickey served several Ohio school districts as a Guidance Counselor and retired from public education in 1998. Mr. Dickey’s long standing business success along with his experience in the oil/gas industry led to the conclusion that he should serve as a Director of the Company

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 11, 2012	CASABLANCA MINING LTD.
	By:	/s/ Thomas Ronk
		Thomas Ronk
		President